Pete Hegseth Ousts Top General in Middle of Iran War

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the highest ranking Army officer in the country in the middle of the U.S. war on Iran. On Thursday, CBS News reported that Hegseth requested Army Chief of Staff General Randy George to step down and retire. The Biden appointee’s term was set to end in 2027, as army chiefs of staff typically serve four-year terms. George joins more than a dozen high-ranking military officers who have been fired since Hegseth and his ultrahawkish ideology took over at the Pentagon. According to CBS, the Pentagon wanted someone who’d do a better job of listening to Hegseth and President Trump and their vision for the army. “We are grateful for his service, but it was time for a leadership change in the Army,” an official said. The move comes at a crucial moment, as the U.S.-Israeli joint war in Iran grows more serious. On Thursday, Trump and Hegseth promised to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Age.”